Don't Make a Bench Dog Until You've Seen This!

made a few new bench dogs, they seem like a good idea and were quick and easy to make!

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[FranksWorkbench]

Kinda neat, but we'll see what happens when the rubber hits the road! What do you think?

[dennisd]

Probable a little late but: I would make the top a 4in square, then put fixing it off center on both axis. This will give you 4 different lengths for each dog.

[RobWhittlestone]

Frank, what a nice set of hand tool skills you have! This was a delight to watch! A real contrast to most workshop YouTube videos which seem to show every power tool in existence - this was an elegant result without hearing one motor! And those hand tool skills are what I learned in school over 55 years ago. All the best, English Rob in Switzerland

[dalecharpentier]

Very impressed with the user & performance of the tools. I would suggest drilling a hole through the top piece of the "dog" to attach a dowel the size of the bench holes.

[colmmagill]

I love all these videos. I'm a carpenter of 45 plus years and I've never seen tools so clean let alone a bench without any sort of damage to it. I am very careful with all my tools but they do show their age like my bench as well

[jerrystark]

I made a set of similar bench dogs out of scrap cherry. I drilled a hole through the head of the dog and ran the entire dowel through it, flush with the top. This was simple and strong. There may be a hundred ways to do this well, but this worked for me.
Interesting video. Thanks!

[thorlo]

Frank, one of the main reasons I subscribed to your channel is because of the straight to the point attitude you have. This video is number one case in point. Of course it doesn't hurt that the video was very well made. Also, since I can't do a whole lot in my shop, I have cancer, I watch a lot of programs like yours.

[timrothgeb]

I use wedges for my clamping between dogs. Make a couple different widths of wedges and you can clamp almost anything and it only takes a few minutes to make them.

[philaandrew]

Yep. That's how I have made my Bench Dogs for years. Another handy variation is plane stops, just use two dowels and job's a goodun. Really well presented method, Frank. Love your no nonsense approach.

[marshallmurrell]

I cut squares from various thicknesses of plywood, then drilled a center hole all the way through using a forstner bit and drill press, then glued in a 3/4" dowel to fit the dog holes in my bench. I like your idea of making rectangles instead of squares. I will make some more using rectangles. I don't have an tail vise due to space constraints, but do have a Veritas bench dog to serve the same purpose.

[jimfromri]

Great way to make work holding more efficient. I really like your approach of just getting it done—for example by quickly making octagons instead of searching for the perfect dowel or firing up the lathe. Another very well done video. Thanks for sharing.

[MCsCreations]

Brilliant work, Frank! Well done! 😃
Another idea would be to make a hole in the head big enough to the dog fit in. And you could even use a wedge to better fix them together.
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[B_COOPER]

A donkey’s ear shop towel…. Magnificent!

[idgaf]

Hey Frank, they look pretty good. They're simple to make and functional. But more importantly, it seems like you had a good time making them, and that's what it's all about. 👍👍👍

[nickg]

Love the dog idea. It was great to see you use such a wide variety of work holding for your build. Really good stuff!

[cedarberryclanblackberryac]

I'm contemplating a tail vise, good dogs will be a must!

[charliechapman]

That's great. I like the way you just use hand tools. Not every expensive power tool in your workshop

[MartinMMeiss-mjli]

Nice job. I hope they are strong enough. If you make the post off center under the head, you have even more adjustment of the gap width depending on which lengthwise orientation you use when placing the dog.

[Arariel]

I seriously enjoyed watching you do this. Very relaxing. The idea of making that dog head a rectangle so it would have that flexibility was brilliant. I do have one question though. Why drill and pin the dog head to the dog rather than drill a dog-sized hole through the head and glue the entire thickness of the dog through the head?

[Musicpins]

This is nice, litterally solves many issues the "plain" dogs have, I will consider this I decide to add a wagon vice, for now - my planing stop+couple of hold fast works for most I do.